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TRANS-LOCALITY AMONG KURDS – THE CASE OF TURKEY [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Humanistyczne AGH, 2020
The article aims at presenting trans-local aspects of Kurdish society and especially trans-local ties maintained by Kurds in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul.
Karol Kaczorowski
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural Maintenance in the Face of Language Shift- Young Sindhi Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan

open access: yesUniversity of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature, 2021
The Sindhi language, a descendent of a pre-Vedic Prakit language is the most widely spoken language in South-Asia. Sindhi speech community comprises of both Muslims, and Hindus which have distinct cultural and religious practices, yet they are socially ...
Muhammad Hassan Abbasi
doaj   +1 more source

New Roles for Diasporas in International Relations

open access: yesDiaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, 2005
Cohen ’s essay reviews the recent volume edited by Hazel Smith and Paul Stares, Diasporas in Conflict: Peace-Makers or Peace-Wreckers (United Nations UP, 2007), even as it explores new developments concerning “the important role diasporas can play in the politics of their homelands,” an established topic in the study of diasporas and international ...
openaire   +1 more source

Encountering Muslim ‘Others': Indonesians in the Muslim Diaspora of London [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The article investigates the social relations between Indonesian immigrants and the multicultural Muslim community in London by examining the applicability of the Ummah concept, in the context of the diaspora. The Muslim diaspora, though their similarity
Wardana, A. (Amika)
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Book Review: South Asian Christian Diaspora [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A review of South Asian Christian Diaspora edited by Knut Jacobsen and Selva ...
Cornille, Catherine
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Structural and Functional Properties of Ingredient Composition in Kenkey Preparation: A Review

open access: yesChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
This review synthesizes three decades of research on kenkey, a fermented maize staple of West Africa. Examining the structural, functional, and nutritional properties that emerge from traditional fermentation and thermal processing, and identifying priorities for future research toward quality standardization and commercial development. ABSTRACT Kenkey,
Afia Sakyiwaa Amponsah
wiley   +1 more source

Meeting the information challenge: exploring partnerships with Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Africa suffers from the disadvantages of marginality within the global technical system and a legacy of externally driven infrastructure. Developments in information and communication technologies now offer the chance to redress these but the ...
Little, Stephen
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Suji Kwock Kim's “Generation” and the Ethics of Diasporic Postmemory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Regarding her highly acclaimed first book of poetry, Notes from the Divided Country, second-generation Korean American poet Suji Kwock Kim has stated that she considers the representation of the traumatic experiences of the Korean War as “the ...
Sandra So Hee Chi Kim
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Skin Shade Discrimination Is Associated With Disordered Weight Control Behaviors in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Emerging evidence indicates that experiencing discrimination is associated with disordered eating. This study aimed to test the association between experiences of colorism (skin shade discrimination penalizing those with darker skin) and the prevalence of disordered weight control behaviors (DWCBs) in four Asian countries/regions ...
Nadia Craddock   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Communication of Soviet Lithuania Targeting the Lithuanian Diaspora in the USA: Channels of Spread and Distribution Mechanisms

open access: yesLietuvos Istorijos Studijos
This article examines the dissemination mechanisms and communication channels used by Soviet Lithuania to reach the Lithuanian diaspora in the United States.
Ina Ėmužienė
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